Freezing night in Canberra

Thursday 20 June 2019

The 2018 Canberra Vinnies CEO Sleepout saw CEOs, business and community leaders rally together to raise over $629,000 to support Canberrans who can't afford the basics - food, education, utilities and even a place to call home.

Registrations are now open for the 2019 Canberra Vinnies CEO Sleepout - click REGISTER now to get involved.

See the 2018 Canberra event in action

Read about the experience of one of last year's participants

Mat

Mathew Kratiuk braved the Vinnies CEO Sleepout and shared his own experience of homelessness. Mathew experienced what he describes as “the perfect family” until his parents separated when he was 12….he eventually ended up alone on the street.

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The St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia, Charity Number ABN 50 748 098 845, is endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient and therefore gifts of two dollars or more to the Society in each State or Territory are tax deductible for the donor.

The St Vincent de Paul Society Australia is exempt from income tax as a not-for-profit organization.